ANOTHER ENCOUNTER

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Text : John 9:35 & 36

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?* 

He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?* 

When the one-time blind man(from our passage) was questioned about his spectacular miracle, he boldly declared that it was Jesus, the righteous one who made him whole. John 9:10-11.

As a matter of fact, he defended Jesus before the difficult, unbelieving Pharisees (something his parents were afraid to do) to the point that he was thrown out of the temple. John 9:24-34.

One could conveniently conclude that this man believed in Jesus. But Alas! That is as far as it goes. This man only knew Jesus as a miracle worker and not for who He truly is. 

But Glory to God that he had ANOTHER ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS. 

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Don''t you believe on the Son of God?

He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. John 9:35-38.

Many today only know Jesus for what He has done and for what He can do but not for who He truly is. They know WHAT He can do but not WHO He is. Until you know Him for who He is, you can't truly believe in Him and you can't worship Him. John 4:23.

Yes, Jesus is a miracle worker, but He is more than that. You need *ANOTHER ENCOUNTER* with Him to be able to believe Him for who He is and not just for what He does. It is only genuine believing that leads to true worship. It is only when you have seen and known Him that you can say like the three Hebrew boys "even if He will not save us, we will not bow down to any graven image. Dan. 3:18. 

After Jesus had fed the five thousands in John 6, the next day, large crowd were looking for HIM, John 6:22, but Jesus knew their intentions and He didn't mince words in telling them the truth, He said : 

Do not work for food that perishes but for food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal on him_ .”* John 6:27 ISV 

Do not seek Jesus for WHAT he is but for WHO He is_ . 

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1. Father, help me to seek You-the Giver and not just the Gift. 

2. Lord, please give me the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you in Jesus name. 

Bible reading: John. 9:1-41.

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